Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-30

LEVI P. Villas, of Eau Claire, broth
er OF the postmaster-general, will re-
move to ST. Paul.
THE sum of $4,000 has been sub
scribed toward the proposed new
opera house in Madison.
THE West Eau Claire Mill COMPANY
has been organized in Eau Claire, to
operate the Sherman saw mill.
JOSIAH BETz, of La Crosse, has been
arrested charged with having three
wives. His father alleges that the
defendant has had six wives in twelve
years.
JIM WEST, one of the escaped burg
lars and pal of Dougherty, the Min
neapolis, Chicago and Milwaukee
crook, has been traced to Ashland,
where he will be arrested.
THE planning mill of W. II. Schmidt,
On Seventh Avenue, Milwaukee, was
partially destroyed by fire on the 21st,
together with rs, 900 feet of hard lum-
Der. Loss $4,000.
The body of Thomas Doyle, who
had been missing for nearly three
months, was found in the river at Mil
waukee on the 21st. 1t is supposed
he walked into the river while intox-
icated.
AFTER returning from q funeral, g.
gang of Milwaukee Third Warders en-
gagged in free fight, at the close of
which Dan. Paterson was discovered
to be suffering from broken leg.
Two men were brought to Eagle
River from j. G. Curran's camp. One
had B. badly damned foot and the other
let az ak into the instep of his right
foot, making a bad wound.
IT is expected that the $4,000
needed for the Milwaukee Exposition
guarantee fund will be subscribed with.
in a week. Within few hours after
the circulars had been mailed, 81 900
had been subscribed.
THOMAS DoUGHERTY was arrested at
Eau Claire and held to trial in the sum
of 81 900, charged with the Stensans
burglary. On Dougherty's person was
found a complete set OF burglar tools.
A MYSTERIOUS and fatal disease pre-
walls among cattle in Grant County.
They appear to be perfectly well in
the evening and are found dead in the
Many farmers have sus-
tanned serious losses by the disease,
which seems to be spreading.
The case Of Chas Steinhoff and
Adolph Brooke, on the charge Of at
tempt to kill and murder, in the Dunn
County circuit court, has been con-
tinued.
A MAN representing himself as an in
surance agent is swindling farmers in
Iowa county by forged notes, securing
to policies which are after
wards changed to promissory notes.
A CATHOLIC seminary for the theo-
logical education of priests, will be g.
tablished at Little Sturgeon. Several
thousand dollars have been pledged
for the building.
1T is decided to raise $4,000 by
for an opera house in
Madison.
FIRE at La Crosse damaged the job
printing Office Of Giilet & Dickinson to
the amount of 81, 200. The material
was insured, but not the paper stock,
which was destroyed.
THE Knapp, Stout Company, Eau
Claire, has contracted to saw and
deliver 800 car loads of lumber before
April Is.
IT is reported that cattle coming
from g. diseased herd in Illinois have
been shipped to points within a few
miles of Madison.
C. E. BULLEN, assignee for Browne
& Shaw, of Eau Claire, will declare q
dividend in favor Of the creditors of
the firm in q few days of 18 per cent.
THE residence of John Reiner. near
Madison. burned. The loss is So, 100,
and the insurance 81, 400.
LA CROSSE papers report the Missis-
sippi river clear of ice at that place.
It is expected that the ice above and
below will give way in q day or two.